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FLATHEADED APPLE TREE BORER ( Chrysobothris femorata Oliv. ) 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (February. 20 ) : Reports .of damage to trees, 
especially elm, maple, oak, .and hackberry, were received from 
Douglas, Lancaster, Gage, Madison, Nance, Greeley, Lincoln, 
and Deuel Counties during the period October 20 to February 20. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (February 23): C. femorata has been reported 
recently from Tupelo, in Lee County, and Decatur, in Newton 
County. . - .-..-.. • 
EUROPEAN RED MITE ( Parate tranychus pilosus G. & F. ) 
Pennsylvania. H. E. Hodgkiss (February 28): Eggs are more a- 
bundant in the southeastern counties than they have been for 
2 or 3 years.. In the northwestern counties the eggs are 
scattered. •■•.<' 
PEACH 
ORIENTAL FRUIT MOTH ( Grapholitha moles ta Busck)- , 
Mississippi. C Lylf (February 23): Peach twigs, evidently in- 
jured last fall by larvae, have been received recently from 
Covington, Sunflower, and Tishomingo Counties. 
PLUM CURCULIO ( Conotrachelus nenuphar Hbst,) < 
Georgia. 0. I. Snapp (February 19); Although peach trees are 
blooming and wild plum bushes are in full bloom in Fort 
Yalley, no plum curculio adults have been taken to date by 
jarring these trees and bushes. 
BLACK PEACH APHID (A nuraphis persicae-niger Smith) 
California. A. E. Michelbachor (February 21): The black peach 
aphid has been observed throughout the winter at Berkeley 
on peach and Japanese hybrid plums. It occurs on these 
hosts throughout the summer. 
TERRAPIN SCALE ( Lecani um ni^rofasciatun Ferg. ) 
Pennsylvania. H. E. Hodgkiss (February 26) : The terrapin scale 
continues to be very abundant on peaches in Adams and Frank- 
lin Counties, where it has always been a menace. 
